John,

During the January 6th riots, Trump privately said that his Vice President, Mike Pence, "deserves to be hanged." As Proud Boys stormed the Capitol chanting just that, Trump sat back in his ivory tower and watched as the people he put in danger were being evacuated or worse.

The Jan 6 hearings are underway, and they're uncovering facts that show just how jeopardized our democracy was that day. They have now established a firm link between Trump's tweets and the riots themselves. They have shown how clear Trump's intent to overthrow the election was -- by force or otherwise. Above all, they have shown just how many of Trump's inner people condemned his actions but were scared of him.

If it wasn't for Mike Pence's refusal to go along with Trump's coup, a constitutional crisis would have been created, and it is very possible that Biden would have never taken power, and we would have seen political violence across the country.

In the coming hearings, the committee will lay out Trump's seven step plan to overthrow democracy and hold power. We are witnessing the worst abuse of presidential power in history.

It is crystal clear how guilty Trump is. And yet, the vast majority of the Republican party still will not break ranks. Trump's grasp on the party is still just as tight, and barely any Republicans will go against him for fear of losing their jobs.

This is a broken democracy. When a failed dictator has a complete chokehold on half of our legislators, we are in grave danger.

We need to vote out every Republican that will not speak out against Trump this November. Every. Single. One. None of them have the best interest of Americans at heart. Most of them don't believe the lies they're peddling. And yet, for their own gain, they will work to destroy our democracy.